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ArticleInternational journal of laboratory hematology2019

An in vitro study to investigate the interference of enoxaparin on plasma levels of direct oral factor Xa inhibitors measured by chromogenic assays.

Michela Cini, Cristina Legnani, Sophie Testa, Armando Tripodi, Benilde Cosmi, Gualtiero Palareti

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Article in International journal of laboratory hematology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Michela CiniArianna Anticoagulazione Foundation, Bologna, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9681-6159
Cristina LegnaniArianna Anticoagulazione Foundation, Bologna, Italy.
Sophie TestaHaemostasis and Thrombosis Center, Department of Laboratory Medicine, AO Istituti Ospitalieri, Cremona, Italy.
Armando TripodiAngelo Bianchi Bonomi Hemophilia and Thrombosis Center, IRCCS Cà Granda Maggiore Hospital Foundation, Milan, Italy.
Benilde CosmiDepartment of Angiology and Blood Coagulation, S. Orsola-Malpighi University Hospital, Bologna, Italy.
Gualtiero PalaretiArianna Anticoagulazione Foundation, Bologna, Italy.
Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico · ITIRCCS Azienda Ospedliero-Universitaria di Bologna Policlinico di Sant'Orsola · ITIstituti Ospitalieri di Cremona · IT

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Abstract

introductionCo-administration of enoxaparin and a direct oral factor Xa inhibitor (xabans: apixaban, edoxaban, rivaroxaban) could give rise to the problem of overlapping the anti-Xa activity when measuring direct oral anticoagulant (DOAC) levels. We aimed to evaluate in vitro the degree of the interference of increasing enoxaparin concentrations on xaban plasma levels measured by different chromogenic anti-Xa assays with drug-specific calibrators and controls.

methodsSeven plasma samples were spiked with apixaban, edoxaban, or rivaroxaban at fixed concentration, and enoxaparin at increasing concentrations (0, 0.125, 0.250, 0.50, 1.0, 1.50, and 2.0 IU/mL). The evaluated chromogenic assays were as follows: Biophen DiXaI and Biophen Heparin LRT (Hyphen BioMed), Berichrom Heparin and Innovance Heparin (Siemens), STA-Liquid Anti-Xa (Stago Diagnostics), Technochrom anti-Xa (Technoclone), and HemosIL Liquid Anti-Xa (Werfen).

resultsThe presence of enoxaparin caused increased DOAC levels, with over-estimation depending on the anti-Xa assay and on the heparin concentration in the sample. The smallest over-estimation was in the sample with enoxaparin 0.125 IU/mL and the greatest in the sample with enoxaparin 2.0 IU/mL (0%, 3.1%, and 7.4% vs 583.8%, 526.1%, and 415.2% for apixaban, edoxaban, and rivaroxaban, respectively). Biophen DiXaI showed lower interference compared to other methods (maximum over-estimation in the presence of enoxaparin 2.0 IU/mL: 56.4% dosing rivaroxaban by Biophen DIXaI vs 583.8% dosing apixaban by Berichrom Heparin).

conclusionThe presence of enoxaparin interferes with xabans measurement by chromogenic anti-Xa assays causing falsely elevated DOAC levels, the over-estimation being dependent on the anti-Xa assay and on the heparin concentration in the sample.

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In Vitro TechniquesBlood Coagulation TestsEnoxaparinFactor Xa InhibitorsHumansEnoxaparinFactor Xa Inhibitorsapixabanedoxabanenoxaparininterferencerivaroxaban

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